Another way to be prepared is to think negatively.
Yes, I’m a great optimist.
But, when trying to make a decision,
I often think of the worst case scenario.
I call it ‘the eaten by wolves factor.’
If I do something, what’s the most terrible thing that could happen?
Would I be eaten by wolves?
One thing that makes it possible to be an optimist,
is if you have a contingency plan for when all hell breaks loose.
There are a lot of things I don’t worry about,
because I have a plan in place if they do.Randy Pausch

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The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.
It is more important that the past, education, money,
circumstances, failure, success,
than what other people think or say or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.
It will make or break a company….a church….a home.
The remarkable thing is that we have a choice everyday
regarding the attitude that we will embrace for the day.
We cannot change our past….
we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.
We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have,
and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me
and 90% how I react to it.
And so it is with you…..
you are in charge of your attitude.